14 Days Tour Cost 2011: July-August AUD$3086 pp t/s without Mykonos AUD$888 SRS without Mykonos AUD$3256 pp t/s with Mykonos AUD$998 SRS with Mykonos 2011: April-June/ September-October AUD$2941 pp t/s without Mykonos AUD$852 SRS without Mykonos AUD$2999 pp t/s with Mykonos AUD$925 SRS with Mykonos Departs Daily Apr-Oct. Minimum 2 persons This 14-day visit includes the best attractions of Athens, the ancient sites of Classical Greece and an Island Hopping ferry pass to your choice of three islands from the following selection- MYKONOS-NAXOS-PAROS PAROS- NAXOS-SYROS SYROS-MYKONOS-PAROS MYKONOS-PAROS-SANTORINI PAROS-NAXOS-SANTORINI KYTHNOS-SIFNOS-MILOS Includes: All airport-hotel-ferry transfers, 4* hotel in Athens, 3* island hotels, centrally located accommodation, ferry tickets, English language guide on tours, entry fees to included sites, meals as indicated, sequence of island visits may vary subject to ferry sailing schedules. Not included: meals other than included, drinks, tipping, optional excursions, personal expenses.
ITINERARY Day 1: Athens You are met on arrival and transferred to a centrally located hotel for three nights. Remainder of day at leisure. Day 2: Athens [B] After breakfast depart for a half-day guided tour. Drive past the Parliament House, stop to view the changing of the guard, continue to the Pan-Athenian Stadium and the Roman Temple of Zeus, then on to the Acropolis and the Parthenon. Afternoon at leisure. Day 3: Your first Greek Island [B] We transfer you to Piraeus where you board your first Greek ferry. You’ll be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel for two nights. Day 4: Your first Greek Island [B] A full day at leisure allows you to explore the island or relax. You’ll be amazed at the peaceful ambience and unique atmosphere, the narrow winding streets, colourful harbour and outdoor tavernas. Day 5: Your second Greek Island [B] Transfer to the harbour and the ferry to your next island paradise. Arrival transfer to your hotel and leisure time. Day 6: Your second Greek Island [B] The full day at leisure. Day 7: Your third Greek Island [B] Departure transfers and ferry to your third island. Arrival transfer to your hotel followed by leisure time. Day 8: Your third Greek Island [B] A full day at leisure on the island. You may wish to take a local bus, or hire a car, to visit coastal or inland villages, or relax and swim in the warm Aegean or hotel pool. Day 9: Athens [B] Transfer and Fast Ferry to Piraeus followed by transfer to your hotel for overnight. Day 10: Olympia [BD] Depart from your Athens hotel for the Corinth Canal, then drive to the amphitheatre at Epidaurus. Continue to Nauplion and Mycenae where we visit the Tomb of Agamemnon and the Archaeology Museum, continue through the central Peloponnesus to Olympia for overnight. Day 11: Delphi [BD] After a morning tour of Olympia, its stadium and temples, we drive through Eliad and Achaia and across the Corinthian Bridge to Antirion and Delphi. Day 12: Meteora [BD] Visit the site and museum of Delphi after breakfast. Afternoon drive to Kalamaka, a small village situated at the foot of the Meteora pinnacles. Day 13: Athens [B] During the morning we visit the Monasteries of Meteora. Though the location of the monasteries is spectacular, so too are their collections of Byzantine art. Afternoon return to Athens via Trikala, Lamia and Thermopile. Day 14: Departure [B] Transfer to Athens airport for your onward flight. |